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Grilled Eggplant Involtini

What’s better than grilled summer vegetables? I know! Grilled summer vegetables stuffed with Italian cheeses. That’s what!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Grilled Eggplant Involtini

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Grilled Eggplant Involtini

Serves 6
Prep30 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

563Calories
33 gProtein
34 gFat
29 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Eggplant1 cup cubed (82g)35
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Mozzarella cheese + cheesetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together421 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Eggplant + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together328 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Eggplant + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,123 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Ricotta cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together371 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (eggplant, pepper, milk, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheese):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Garlicfits about as well
  4. Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against eggplant, pepper, milk, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.